What router should I purchase?

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My old Linksys wrt54g has had issues for a while now (slow speeds, freezes every once in a while) and I'm looking for a new, better router. I found the following on Amazon and they seem to be well regarded, but I'm not sure which is best, or if there's a better option out there.

http://www.amazon.com/RT-N66U-Dual-...id=1354761630&sr=1-1&keywords=wireless+router
http://www.amazon.com/NETGEAR-Wirel...id=1354761630&sr=1-4&keywords=wireless+router

Any advice on what router I should purchase?

 

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out of those two i would go with the Asus personally i hate netgear products and reason your not sticking with linksys? i have always had great luck with them i would go for something like this one

 

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I've had bad experiences with Linksys. My last two routers from them have been problematic.

 

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Are you running the stock firmware on it?

I'm still rocking my WRT54G routers with DD-WRT firmware, faultless

 

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I had my 54gl for a few years and finally just replaced it with the Asus n60 I believe is the model number.

The 54g would just have random times it would drop connectivity if I was using all of my bandwidth (50mbit down)

That was with both tomato and dd-wrt firmwares.

 

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ASUS RT-N66U gets my vote, as it is what I am currently using. It has a nice interface, easy QoS setup, and the traffic monitor tab is extremely useful.

 

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ShadowFeonix said:

ASUS RT-N66U gets my vote, as it is what I am currently using. It has a nice interface, easy QoS setup, and the traffic monitor tab is extremely useful.

Click to expand...

That's the one, solid router.

 

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I would get the Asus. Without a doubt. That said, check out the RT-N56U. It's almost $50 cheaper, and for most people is more than enough.

I have about 5 Asus routers in production without a hiccup for YEARS.

 

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Thanks for your input guys, I went with the Asus!